Sophie: A Murder in West Cork - Netflix.

Not true.

Even when Jules Thomas had been turned against Bailey while she was in detention on 10 February 1997 she did not retract from her previous explanation as to him being scratched as a result of cutting the tree.

See Section 10 from the DPP report for the different evidence about the scratches.

Plus if he was scratched at the scene, where is the evidence? See Section 1.

Purely from a reporter point of view, and the fact that everybody knows everyone in this part of Ireland, it's hard to imagine that Bailey didn't notice her.

However if he did kill her, he'd have done quite a bit of sports exercise that night. Not driving, hiking to her place, after a night out in the pub and more then a few drinks, killing her and hiking back, all beyond the notice of his partner....

He could have taken Jule's car, without her knowledge, driven there, killed her, and driven back, cleaned the car, - but that all, having had more than a few drinks in the pub it would have been quite an accomplishment for not leaving any incriminating traces on the murder scene......

However I still wouldn't be able to understand Bailey's motive. It wasn't money, it wasn't sexual, and drugs? I doubt that if Bailey would have been on anything, like Cannabis, or something like that, he would have had anything to do where Sophie gotten in the way.

I'd still suggest the motive would either have been drugs, in terms of Sophie having seen something, reported something, but the police or somebody in the neighbourhood was in it as well, or it was sexual, revenge, even a hitman hired by her husband wanting to avoid a costly divorce, or the often mentioned Guard from Bantry wanting her sexually.....

It's a possibility. However I find it hard to believe that Bailey either walked or drove after a longer night out in the pub. Yes, I am familiar with the area, the walk from The Prairie to Sophie's must have been 45 minutes to 1 hour depending on physical fitness and choice of direction.....

I still don't think that Bailey did it. After all, Bailey voluntarily submitted DNA samples shortly after the murder to be excluded? - I'd find it hard to believe that he could have committed murder, not leaving any traces, after a night out in the pub. And if he did, I'd say, it's quite an accomplishment.....

I think it was either drug related, or a sexual motive by the guard from Bantry.

I've often had the same thought. In terms of behaviour, yes, but I also think this is the only thing that would point to Bailey.

But to date, to me Bailey is just suspect, like all the other possible suspects. Suspect was never matched to murder weapon or murder site, beyond reasonable doubt.

Remember, we also have reports of a car speeding away in the morning hours, or drug activity in the area, a sexually over active Guard in Bantry and husbands wanting to avoid a costly divorce.....

At this point none of us know what happened that night. DNA evidence may or may not shine a light on the mystery. However also evidence get's older, and also a lot of suspects are by now dead.

As far as I know, Bailey had no financial connection to Sophie, he would not have benefitted from her murder, no divorce issues, no inheritance matters. So there are not the obvious financial motives for murder.

And sex? He was in a relationship with Jules. Don't know if he cheated or not, don't know if he felt the need. However taking a longer hike after a long night out in the pub many drinks, etc..., with intention of sleeping with Sophie does sound a bit unrealistic to me, but it's not impossible.

Even if the dpp get a trial, could it be fair?

It's rubbish.